Διακορεῦσαι
to deflower a girl
Translated by Craig Gibson27 Jun 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to deflower a maiden; as if to cut through [her].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διακορεῦσαι· διαπαρθενεῦσαι· οἱονεὶ διατεμεῖν.
Betacode
*diakoreu=sai: diaparqeneu=sai: oi(onei\ diatemei=n.
Notes
- The English metaphor of a flower is not found here in the Greek. All three verbs are compounded with the preposition dia ("through"). The author understands the headword to mean "to cut through a girl (kore)," i.e. "to cut through a maiden (parthenos)."
Likewise or similarly in other lexica. Ancient comment on this verb -- here in the aorist infinitive -- was generated by its occurrence in Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae 480.
cf. delta 574, delta 594.
Linked from4 entries
- δ574Διακεκορῆσθαιto have been deflowered[Meaning] to have lost one's virginity, to have been breached by intercourse.
- δ594ΔιακορῶI deflower[Meaning] I corrupt/seduce a girl.
- δ683Διαπαρθενεῦσαιto deflower a maiden[Meaning] to have sexual intercourse with a maiden. In this way they also used to say "to rear a maiden" and "to protect a maiden."
- δ904Διεκόρησας τὴν παῖδαyou deflowered the maiden[Meaning] you deprived [her] of virginity.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 22 Oct 2015
- expanded note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- another x-ref; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added x-ref — David Whitehead
- added note and keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Craig Gibson